Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is responsible for maintaining arterial streets in a serviceable condition in order to promote the expeditious and safe flow of vehicular traffic. As part of its annual street resurfacing program, formal competitive bids for this purpose were solicited and opened on June 30, 2005. This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract in an amount up to $6,007,607.50 for this the Arterial Resurfacing - 2005 project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $600,761.50. The estimated Notice to Proceed date is August 12, 2005. The contractor has been given ninety (90) days to complete the work. The project was let by the Transportation Division and was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports and by the Builders Exchange. Fifteen bidders/suppliers were solicited (thirteen majority, two minority) and three bids (three majority, zero minority) were received and tabulated on June 30, 2005 as follows:
Contractor / Amount Bid
Miller Pavement Maintenance, Incorporated / $6,007,607.50
The Shelly Company / $6,164,834.69
Kokosing Construction Company, Incorporated / $6,500,274.78
Award is to be made to Miller Pavement and Maintenance, Incorporated, contract compliance #31-0831781 (expires August 27, 2007) as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance requires $6,608,369.00 for the contract and construction inspection. Funds totaling $203,902.59 are available within the Transportation Division's 2004 Capital Improvement Budget in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in several different projects. This ordinance transfers these funds from these projects to the Resurfacing project. The balance of this expense can be accommodated by appropriating and transferring $6,404,466.41 within the Special Income Tax Fund to the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This funding method is a tempor...
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